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School: Freshford (C.) (roll number 797)

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Freshford, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Síle Ní Mheachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0866, Page 346

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    There are many roads in Freshford the principal being :- Kilkenny Road which leads from Freshford to Kilkenny, the Ballyragget Road which leads from Freshford to Ballyragget, the Kilrush Road which leads to Urlingford and Johnstown and the Ballylarkin Road which also leads to Urlingford and Johnstown. The Ballylarkin Road was made during the Famine time, to give relief to some of the starving people. At the end of Kilkenny Street, there is a river with a bridge over it called the Hospital Bridge. There was a ford on this river long ago. There was also a ford on the Cascade river. Long ago when a woman was returning home and was crossing this ford on her
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cissie O' Neill
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Freshford, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Joseph O' Neill
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Occupation
    Driver
    Address
    Freshford, Co. Kilkenny